The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-05-06
EEVAOA'S VAST CAVERN.

Greatest National Wonder Of That state.
At the foot Of jeff Davis Peak in
Snake Valley, New, is the entrance to
a wonderful cavern, which has only
recently been explored to any distance.
It is desgl.sd by a correspondent
Of the San ElanciscO Chronicle:
The entrance, or first room, was
found to ho q large apartment, reached
by descending a twenty-five foot ladder,
and was called the dressing room. It's
dimensions are II by % feet.
by passing through a crevice in the
rocky side OF the room just large
enough TO admit one person at a
time, a ledge is reached, from which
10y q second ladder a descent is made
to q long and lofty apartment, forty
feet long and rs many in height,
which Nss been called the Room of the
Ancient Gods
"To the right. as one entcrs this
spacious hall, lies large block Of
gl.v limestone, of q peculiarly casIct-
like appearance, to which has been
gwen the name of the ClI Lady's
Coffin
Opposite the entrance rises a tower
iuy stalagmite which, extending from
the floor to the ceiling, reaches q de
pending lactito and forms n massive
pillar That seems to support the i'm
mense vault On all sides ar3 superb
columns, monuments and C-Lgr ol 5.cts
8. The way out cI the Room Of the
Ancient Gods les througa q tunnel
five feet in width. which I4Hs in O
.lorIv erection for . feet.
. ati. farther end the -.i.i wi1ens
info W. las been called t'.n 'usic
GALLERY. Here stands q long Taw Ct
n h.. ~
..I.r, auI about fifteen feet in height,
which, wIan set vibrating Ly the rub
aa q OF any rough object across them,
,riEs FL % sweet tone.
.'4 a. usic Gallery ends at rocky
bulr..r3 g.U5tan feet high, which, being
mounted bv means Of ladder, gives
the visitor access to long, narrow hall
way, with has boon callei the Needles
Eve. This seems to be only q passage
over n rock. for at its end another ladder
is found necessary for a descent of ten
feet.
at the foot of this ladderis found the
Round Room, large, irrogular-vs shaped
apartment. handsomely ornamental with
stalactitcs Of a lovely orange color. A
large boulder of a pale yellow lies IN
the chamber and resembles rhinoceros
in shape.
s'Once more a ladder IS called into
reuuisition for an upward climb, and
then u network Of chambers and cor
ridors Is reached, all decorated with
stalactites and stalagmites Of a variety
of colors and of an infnity Of shapes.
elm one room, for instance, which has
been called the Furniture Room, are
hour-gIasses, tables, chairs, desks and
puIpits, almost perfect in shape.
Another gallery contains folds OF
staIactites like shawls hanging from
the walls.
"JIe peculiar fact about the cave Is
that the farther one penotratas the whitel
and more beautiful grows the lime
work.
''Stalactites ofa transparentwhitene
and looking exactly like sails, hang from
the sides and ceilTgs. Table-like pro
iections, covered with limestone forma-
tions of an oval tint mingled with others
of a snowy whitepess, are noticeable for
theirremarkable beauty and resemblance
TO lunches OF half-ripened grapes.
con all sides is an iutricacy Of
caverns, corridors and chambers,
branching off into the obscure depths
Of he mountain, while huge masses of
stalactitic formation loom up far above
the visitors head, looking in the dusky
light like gray and white spectres."